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The King's Witch

by Tracy Borman

Pub Date
14 Jun 2018

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Already a great historian, Tracey Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.As she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate, where she has learned to use the flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer.

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The King's Witch

Tracy Borman

The King's Witch

by Tracy Borman

Pub Date
14 Jun 2018

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Already a great historian, Tracey Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.As she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate, where she has learned to use the flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer.

Pub Date
09 Aug 2018

This is a fact: Ryan Summers walked into Three Rivers College and killed thirteen women, then himself.

But no one can say why.

The question is one that cries out to be answered - by Ryan's mother, Moira; by Ishbel, the mother of Abigail, the first victim; and by DI Helen Birch, put in charge of the case on her first day at her new job. But as the tabloids...

Pub Date
09 Aug 2018

This is a fact: Ryan Summers walked into Three Rivers College and killed thirteen women, then himself.

But no one can say why.

The question is one that cries out to be answered - by Ryan's mother, Moira; by Ishbel, the mother of Abigail, the first victim; and by DI Helen Birch, put in charge of the case on her first day at her new job. But as the tabloids...

Pub Date
08 Mar 2018

'Henderson's Grace Williams Says It Loud was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and this more than matches it.'Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail

In June 1914, Sir Anthony Valentine, a keen mountaineer, arrives with his family to spend the summer in their chalet, high in the French Alps. There, for the first time, fourteen-year-old foundling Mathilde starts work as...

Pub Date
08 Mar 2018

'Henderson's Grace Williams Says It Loud was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and this more than matches it.'Elizabeth Buchan, Daily Mail

In June 1914, Sir Anthony Valentine, a keen mountaineer, arrives with his family to spend the summer in their chalet, high in the French Alps. There, for the first time, fourteen-year-old foundling Mathilde starts work as...

Pub Date
12 Jul 2018

An ex-mercenary and an embattled journalist find themselves unlikely allies against a corrupt defense contractor.

Ray Devlin is retired, living a simple life off the grid in Florida, when a visit from an old colleague stirs some bad memories - and ends with a gunshot. Soon Devlin is forced to again face a past he'd hoped to leave behind, as a member of a...

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12 Jul 2018

An ex-mercenary and an embattled journalist find themselves unlikely allies against a corrupt defense contractor.

Ray Devlin is retired, living a simple life off the grid in Florida, when a visit from an old colleague stirs some bad memories - and ends with a gunshot. Soon Devlin is forced to again face a past he'd hoped to leave behind, as a member of a...

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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace

Baby Ganesh Agency Book 4

by Vaseem Khan

Pub Date
03 May 2018

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In the enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel.For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj.

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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace

Vaseem Khan

Murder at the Grand Raj Palace

Baby Ganesh Agency Book 4

by Vaseem Khan

Pub Date
03 May 2018

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In the enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel.For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj.

Pub Date
05 Apr 2018

Private investigator Flavia Albia is always drawn to an intriguing puzzle - even if it is put to her by her new husband's hostile ex-wife.

On the Quirinal Hill, a young girl named Clodia has died, apparently poisoned with a love potion. Only one person could have supplied such a thing: a local witch who goes by the name of Pandora, whose trade in herbal...

Pub Date
05 Apr 2018

Private investigator Flavia Albia is always drawn to an intriguing puzzle - even if it is put to her by her new husband's hostile ex-wife.

On the Quirinal Hill, a young girl named Clodia has died, apparently poisoned with a love potion. Only one person could have supplied such a thing: a local witch who goes by the name of Pandora, whose trade in herbal...

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Not That I Could Tell

by Jessica Strawser

Pub Date
05 Apr 2018

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Drinks in hand, a group of neighbourhood women gather around a fire pit to enjoy a rare child-less Saturday night. Giddy with freedom, they drink too much, share secrets they wish, perhaps, they hadn't, and enjoy getting to know each other better.

The single newcomer. The imperfect mom. The new-born parents. The military wife. The almost divorcee.

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Not That I Could Tell

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Not That I Could Tell

by Jessica Strawser

Pub Date
05 Apr 2018

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Drinks in hand, a group of neighbourhood women gather around a fire pit to enjoy a rare child-less Saturday night. Giddy with freedom, they drink too much, share secrets they wish, perhaps, they hadn't, and enjoy getting to know each other better.

The single newcomer. The imperfect mom. The new-born parents. The military wife. The almost divorcee.

They cling to the hillside, cowering from the wind, because always, before everything up here, there is the wind. The Two Houses were not always two. But if it is human to build - even up here, in this blasted northern hinterland - it is human to break, too.

They cling to the hillside, cowering from the wind, because always, before everything up here, there is the wind. The Two Houses were not always two. But if it is human to build - even up here, in this blasted northern hinterland - it is human to break, too.

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The Mercy Seat

by Elizabeth H. Winthrop

Pub Date
14 Jun 2018

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As the sun begins to set over Louisiana one October day in 1943, a young black man faces the final hours of his life: at midnight, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones will be executed by electric chair for raping a white girl - a crime some believe he did not commit.

In a tale taut with tension, events unfold hour by hour from the perspectives of nine people...

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The Mercy Seat

Elizabeth H. Winthrop

The Mercy Seat

by Elizabeth H. Winthrop

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14 Jun 2018

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As the sun begins to set over Louisiana one October day in 1943, a young black man faces the final hours of his life: at midnight, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones will be executed by electric chair for raping a white girl - a crime some believe he did not commit.

In a tale taut with tension, events unfold hour by hour from the perspectives of nine people...

Pub Date
01 Feb 2018

'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort . . .'

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Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape...

Pub Date
01 Feb 2018

'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because WE are the bad sort . . .'

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Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape...

Pub Date
19 Apr 2018

'What a beautiful, tender, unexpected story. It uplifted me a lot. It was LOVELY' Marian Keyes

This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle. A powerful story of male friendship, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. Crucially, though, it focuses on what we mean...

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19 Apr 2018

'What a beautiful, tender, unexpected story. It uplifted me a lot. It was LOVELY' Marian Keyes

This is the stunning new novel from bestselling author Mike Gayle. A powerful story of male friendship, a thought provoking storyline told with Mike's distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. Crucially, though, it focuses on what we mean...

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The Last of the Greenwoods

by Clare Morrall

Pub Date
08 Feb 2018

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In a field outside Bromsgrove, two elderly brothers live in adjoining railway carriages. No one visits and they never speak to each other. Until the day Zohra Dasgupta, a young postwoman, delivers an extraordinary letter - from a woman claiming to be the sister they thought had been murdered fifty years earlier.

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Clare Morrall

The Last of the Greenwoods

by Clare Morrall

Pub Date
08 Feb 2018

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In a field outside Bromsgrove, two elderly brothers live in adjoining railway carriages. No one visits and they never speak to each other. Until the day Zohra Dasgupta, a young postwoman, delivers an extraordinary letter - from a woman claiming to be the sister they thought had been murdered fifty years earlier.

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One Kind Man

The second book in beloved and bestselling Anna Jacobs' new Lancashire-based saga.

by Anna Jacobs

Pub Date
11 Jan 2018

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1931, Lancashire:

When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at bay. Just as he's ready to settle down again, his great-uncle dies and leaves everything to him. This includes Heythorpe House in Ellindale just down the road from Leah Willcox and her little fizzy drink factory.

Finn finds a...

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One Kind Man

Anna Jacobs

One Kind Man

The second book in beloved and bestselling Anna Jacobs' new Lancashire-based saga.

by Anna Jacobs

Pub Date
11 Jan 2018

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1931, Lancashire:

When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at bay. Just as he's ready to settle down again, his great-uncle dies and leaves everything to him. This includes Heythorpe House in Ellindale just down the road from Leah Willcox and her little fizzy drink factory.

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Caraval: the mesmerising Sunday Times bestseller

by Stephanie Garber

Pub Date
31 Jan 2017

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Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems...

'If you ever wondered how it would feel to step into a dream, here's your ticket' - Stacey LeeScarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show.

Caraval is Magic. Mystery...

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Caraval: the mesmerising Sunday Times bestseller

Stephanie Garber

Caraval: the mesmerising Sunday Times bestseller

by Stephanie Garber

Pub Date
31 Jan 2017

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Welcome to Caraval, where nothing is quite what it seems...

'If you ever wondered how it would feel to step into a dream, here's your ticket' - Stacey LeeScarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show.

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Clockwork City

Delphic Division 2

by Paul Crilley

Pub Date
14 Dec 2017

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Cop. Drunkard. Low-grade magic user. My name is Gideon Tau, but most people just call me London. (Because that's where I'm from. Get it? Hilarious.)

Three years ago, someone killed my daughter. I sacrificed everything (the human race included) to learn his name - and then had to allow that knowledge to be erased from my mind in order to save the world I'd...

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Clockwork City

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Clockwork City

Delphic Division 2

by Paul Crilley

Pub Date
14 Dec 2017

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Cop. Drunkard. Low-grade magic user. My name is Gideon Tau, but most people just call me London. (Because that's where I'm from. Get it? Hilarious.)

Three years ago, someone killed my daughter. I sacrificed everything (the human race included) to learn his name - and then had to allow that knowledge to be erased from my mind in order to save the world I'd...

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Persephone

Thomas Kydd 18

by Julian Stockwin

Pub Date
18 May 2017

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Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - Julian Stockwin returns with the next installment of action from Captain Sir Thomas Kydd.

November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's evacuation in the face of Napoleon's ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city an old...

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Julian Stockwin

Persephone

Thomas Kydd 18

by Julian Stockwin

Pub Date
18 May 2017

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Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - Julian Stockwin returns with the next installment of action from Captain Sir Thomas Kydd.

November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd must sail to Lisbon to aid the Portuguese Royal Family's evacuation in the face of Napoleon's ruthless advance through Iberia. In the chaos of the threatened city an old...

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Here We Are Now

A heartfelt and uplifting novel from the bestselling author of MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES

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The Maid's Room

'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street

by Fiona Mitchell

Pub Date
16 Nov 2017

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'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street

'It's a book to read and then read again.' The Book Bag

'I loved The Maid's Room with its exquisite writing, married with a shocking and powerful story line that had me gripped and moved until the uplifting conclusion.' Katie Marsh, author of A Life Without You and This Beautiful Life

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Fiona Mitchell

The Maid's Room

'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street

by Fiona Mitchell

Pub Date
16 Nov 2017

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'A modern-day The Help' - Emerald Street

'It's a book to read and then read again.' The Book Bag

'I loved The Maid's Room with its exquisite writing, married with a shocking and powerful story line that had me gripped and moved until the uplifting conclusion.' Katie Marsh, author of A Life Without You and This Beautiful Life

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Lie With Me

by Sabine Durrant

Pub Date
11 Jan 2018

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The British phenomenon and Sunday Times bestseller that has recieved rave reviews around the world.

'If you've had a hole in your literary life since finishing Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, this is the book to fill it' Grazia'Utterly gripping' Daily Mail'A killer twist' Woman & Home'I loved every page' Clare Mackintosh

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Lie With Me

Sabine Durrant

Lie With Me

by Sabine Durrant

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11 Jan 2018

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The British phenomenon and Sunday Times bestseller that has recieved rave reviews around the world.

'If you've had a hole in your literary life since finishing Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train, this is the book to fill it' Grazia'Utterly gripping' Daily Mail'A killer twist' Woman & Home'I loved every page' Clare Mackintosh

It starts with a lie. The kind...

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The Night Charter

Camaro Espinoza Book 1

by Sam Hawken

Pub Date
14 Jan 2016

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Camaro Espinoza has spent her whole life protecting people: her sister, her comrades in the army, her friends. A year ago, in New York City, her determination to do the right thing left some bodies behind. Now she's running a boat off the Miami shore and keeping a low profile. It's a simple life, but it wasn't easy to come by, and she plans to hold on to it.

...

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The Night Charter

Camaro Espinoza Book 1

by Sam Hawken

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14 Jan 2016

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Camaro Espinoza has spent her whole life protecting people: her sister, her comrades in the army, her friends. A year ago, in New York City, her determination to do the right thing left some bodies behind. Now she's running a boat off the Miami shore and keeping a low profile. It's a simple life, but it wasn't easy to come by, and she plans to hold on to it.

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A Novel

by John Connolly

Pub Date
24 Aug 2017

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Winner of the 2017 Ryan Tubridy Show Listener's Choice Award at the Irish Book Awards.

John Connolly recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity and the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists.

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John Connolly

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A Novel

by John Connolly

Pub Date
24 Aug 2017

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Winner of the 2017 Ryan Tubridy Show Listener's Choice Award at the Irish Book Awards.

John Connolly recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension between commercial demands and artistic integrity and the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists.

An extraordinary reimagining of the life of one of the...

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The Reluctant Contact

by Stephen Burke

Pub Date
07 Sep 2017

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The Svalbard archipelago, 1977, Norwegian territory, yet closer to the north pole. Russian engineer Yuri arrives on the last boat to the Soviet mining outpost of Pyramiden, as the Arctic sun disappears for the winter. Yuri still plays by Stalin-era rules: Don't trust anyone; Keep your head down; Look after number one. Yet when a co-worker is found dead deep...

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The Reluctant Contact

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The Reluctant Contact

by Stephen Burke

Pub Date
07 Sep 2017

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The Svalbard archipelago, 1977, Norwegian territory, yet closer to the north pole. Russian engineer Yuri arrives on the last boat to the Soviet mining outpost of Pyramiden, as the Arctic sun disappears for the winter. Yuri still plays by Stalin-era rules: Don't trust anyone; Keep your head down; Look after number one. Yet when a co-worker is found dead deep...

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Beyond the Wild River

by Sarah Maine

Pub Date
20 Apr 2017

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From the author of The House Between Tides, comes an atmospheric and stunningly evocative historical novel. Perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey's To the Bright Edge of the World, Stef Penney's Under a Pole Star, and Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent.

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Sarah Maine

Beyond the Wild River

by Sarah Maine

Pub Date
20 Apr 2017

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From the author of The House Between Tides, comes an atmospheric and stunningly evocative historical novel. Perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey's To the Bright Edge of the World, Stef Penney's Under a Pole Star, and Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent.

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The Witchwood Crown

Book One of The Last King of Osten Ard

by Tad Williams

Pub Date
29 Jun 2017

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Thirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias' only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon's dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John...

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The Witchwood Crown

Tad Williams

The Witchwood Crown

Book One of The Last King of Osten Ard

by Tad Williams

Pub Date
29 Jun 2017

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Thirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias' only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon's dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John...